George G. Merkl
Patents

Verified Patent Corpus

This corpus includes every George G. Merkl patent currently verified in the archive. The set is anchored by activated aluminum chemistry and extends into pollutant capture, inorganic complexes, and industrial applications. Each entry is tied back to primary patent records.

A small number of additional patents appear in secondary records but have not yet been reconciled with the verified corpus. These are tracked in the discrepancies ledger until they can be confirmed.

28
U.S. Patents
3
International Patents
1967–1982
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Phase I — Electrical & Electromechanical (1966–1969)

Thermomagnetic systems, relays, and control methods that foreshadowed later materials research.

  • US 3,356,889 — Color Television Degaussing Means (1967)
  • US 3,445,740 — Step‑by‑Step Thermo‑Magnetic Motor (1969)
  • US 3,480,891 — Relay with Contacts of Mercury Metal Composition (1969)

Phase II — Mercury‑Aluminum Chemistry (1971)

Foundational chemistry around aluminum‑copper‑mercury complexes.

  • US 3,574,607 — Aluminum‑Copper‑Mercury Complex (1971)

Phase III — Activated Aluminum & Industrial Chemistry (1972–1978)

Activated aluminum processes, peroxides, halohydrates, organoiodides, and pollutant capture systems.

  • US 3,856,841 — Aluminum Organoiodides (1974)
  • US 3,957,598 — Metal Hydrates & Carboxylic Acids (1976)
  • US 3,959,093 — Aluminum Hydrates & Carboxylic Acids (1976)
  • US 3,969,387 — Metallic‑Organo‑Peroxide (1976)
  • US 3,993,595 — Activated Aluminum (1976)
  • US 4,012,487 — SO2 Removal Process (1977)
  • US 4,017,527 — Metallic‑Organo‑Peroxide (1977)
  • US 4,017,591 — Activated Aluminum Processes (1977)
  • US 4,032,623 — Hydroperoxy Aluminum Compound (1977)
  • US 4,038,373 — Aluminum Halohydrate (1977)
  • US 4,053,570 — Aluminum Halohydrate (1977)
  • US RE29,389 — Aluminum Organoiodides (Reissue, 1977)
  • US 4,071,668 — Aluminum‑Containing Alkenylbenzene Resin (1978)
  • US 4,072,699 — Aluminum Organoiodides (1978)
  • US 4,093,702 — Gaseous Pollutant Removal (1978)
  • US 4,093,707 — Peroxide‑Containing Aluminum Complex (1978)
  • US 4,108,969 — SO2 Removal Process (1978)

Phase IV — Multi‑Metal Polymeric Complexes (1975–1978)

Complexes with NH/PH/SH functional groups, oxygen‑containing bleaches, and inorganic polymers.

  • US 4,029,747 — Inorganic Monomeric & Polymeric Complexes (1977)
  • US 4,116,859 — Oxygen‑Containing Bleach (1978)
  • US 4,117,088 — Hydrophosphide Multi‑Metal Complex (1978)
  • US 4,117,099 — Hydrosulfide Multi‑Metal Complex (1978)

Later Industrial Applications (1979–1982)

Electrolytic complexes, detergent systems, and oil recovery methods.

  • US 4,180,444 — Electrolytic Methods with Graphitic Carbon Cathodes (1979)
  • US 4,182,685 — Metal‑Containing Soap (1980)
  • US 4,317,487 — Oil & Hydrocarbon Recovery (1982)